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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

There's been a change in weather but the avalanche conditions have not changed much.

A "pockety" MODERATE avalanche danger remains above 9500' on steep slopes that face northwest, north, northeast and east.

Chances for triggering an avalanche that breaks into the old January facets is getting pretty slim. But faceted snow still remains in the snowpack, and I don't like that.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    3

    I hate to sound like a broken record but that is the nature of buried Persistent Weak Layers. Faceted snow from January still has the minor possibility of causing a dangerous avalanche. 9 out of 10 slopes will stay in place. One may not. What I've learned about buried facets over the years is that they often cause an avalanche long after you think conditions have completely stabilized. Very steep northerly-facing high-elevation slopes are the only places you may find trouble.

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Snow and Weather

General Conditions: Temperatures cooled down to around 20 last night as a dry cold front moved through. Wind from the northwest has been strong. It's now showing signs of slowing. The snow surface should be pretty solidly frozen this morning.

Mountain Weather: Temperatures are only going to get up to around freezing today. Wind from the northwest will continue to slow. Temperatures immediately rebound on Monday and continue to increase into next weekend. They are going to get unusually warm by the end of the week. This is going to be a big hit to our already less-than-meager snowpack.

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